Me : Mahiro!

I ran towards him holding his unconscious body in my arms as tears roll down from my eyes.

Me : Why?.... Why you did this to him?

Ahmya : Not me.. It was you...

Me : What do you mean?

Ahmya : I put a curse on you that's affecting those you care.

Me : I should have known that you're an Onryo!

Onryo are the most dreaded type of Yurei. They're the ghosts of people who died with such strong passions- jealousy, rage or hatred- that their souls are unable to pass on, and instead transforms into a powerful wrathful spirit who seeks vengeance on any and everything it encounters. Onryo appear as they did when they died. Onryo are easily powerful enough to swiftly kill any person; however they prefer letting the object of their hatred live a long life of torment and suffering, watching those he knows suffer and die. They inflict a terrible curse on the people or places that they haunt. This curse can be transmitted to others through contact like a contagious disease, creating a circle of death or destruction that is far more devastating than any ordinary ghost.

Me : Stop this Ahmya... Your becoming something you used to hate...

Her blood stained face gave me a piercing look.

Ahmya : do you have any idea how many lives I took?

Me : Ahmya... Am sorry...

Ahmya : Sorry won't change a shit!

Me : (drawing my sword) Don't make me hurt you.

Ahmya : A ghost can't be slayed by a sword. You need to try harder than that.

Me : tsk!

No... I can't harm her... Not again... Not with my consciousness.... Am so useless... I can't even save Mahiro... Everyone I love ends up getting in danger or dead... I should be better off dead.... Pointing the sword at my direction I was about to stab myself when she grabbed me by my throat angrily.

Ahmya : Do you think I will let you end this so easily?! You took away my love and baby! You will suffer the same pain!

She starts choking me... I kicked in the air trying to breathe... I have to save Mahiro...

Me : Ma...hi..ro..

Ahmya : This curse will go on...and on until no one is alive... Stop worrying about Mahiro. He is as good as dead by now.

She throws me away as far as possible. I hit my head against the wall... Everything became blurry after that.. Before I lost my consciousness I saw a girl holding a strip of paper similar to that of Onmyouji's and Ahmya screaming in pain...

Me : Stop....

The next time I woke up I found her gazing at me with her black eyes.

Me : Go... Ahead... Kill me...

Girl : Why should I do that? (Chuckles)

Me : Your an Onmyouji. And am a bad Yokai...

Girl : Maybe. But I have no intention to do that.

Me : ........

Mahiro's voice : Is she awake?

Girl : Yes.

I heard his footsteps as he stands in front of me.

Mahiro : Glad that your fine. The curse has been removed.

Girl : Yea. I performed exorcism after all😌. You know am the best among all the Onmyoujis of my generation.

Mahiro : Don't be so high about yourself Sachiko 🙄.

Sachiko : Your as cold as ever lil bro. 😞

Me : So... You knew about Ahmya...how did you find her?

Mahiro : While I was collecting information about Yokai hunters I came across a rumor of unknown death prevailing at this part of the town.

Me : So that love part was....

Mahiro : Fake. Moreover she was not my type.

Me : You shouldn't have taken so much risk.

Mahiro : Won't you ask me what my type is?

Me : No..

Mahiro : (looking at me concerned) That's rare of you.

Me : (getting up) For sometime I started thinking myself as a human... And that was my biggest mistake... I forgot that whoever I love dies in front of my eyes... It would be better if you stay away from me Mahiro. Am a living curse.

Mahiro : But....

Me : Think of me as a Yokai whom you need to execute.

Mahiro : (whispers to himself) I...can't...

Without waiting for his reply I ran out of the place repeating the same word over and over again 'stay away from me'...

Sachiko : Akari wait!

Me : stop following.

Sachiko : won't you ask me why I didn't kill you even after being an Onmyouji? 🙄

Me : Least interested.

Sachiko : Damn. You have turned cold from the last time we met.

Me : We... Met?... When?

Sachiko : (sighs) I was a kid back then... You saved my life.

Me : I.. Don't remember...

Sachiko : Fine. Let me remind you then.

Few years back...

Sachiko's scream is heard in the middle of the woods. It is mid autumn 🍂.  As Sachiko runs towards the Onmyouji village the Yokai closely follows her. A scared 8 years old Sachiko trips and falls down. The Yokai was about to harm her when it got sliced into two parts. Blood drops falls on Sachiko's face as she looks at me confused. Putting my blood stained Kanata in it's place I looked at her softly.

Me  : Hey kiddo. Don't be scared it's alright...

Sachiko  : B-But your an Yokai... Too... Aren't you?

Me  : Is that a problem?

Sachiko  : My dad says all Yokais are evil!

Me  : That's nonsense. (Laughing) do I look evil?

Sachiko  : Um... I don't know...

Me  : Kids are so pure 😅... Brats 😒.

Sachiko  : Don't call me brat! (Pouts)

Me  : Well.. If you feel that am evil. Then kill me when you grow up..

Sachiko : Really?.. I can?

Me  : Your an Onmyouji. Of course you can. Now go home. You shouldn't wonder around so late at night.

Sachiko  : Y-Yes..

She tries to stand up only to tumble down again.

Me  : Seems like your hurt. Let me help you.

Picking her up in my arms I start walking towards her village.

Me  : So.. What were you doing here so late at night?

Sachiko  : Well... My lil bro.. Was crying and our parents has gone for some exorcism. So I thought of catching some fireflies and show them to him... But I couldn't catch any...

Me  : You shouldn't have left your brother alone. What if a Yokai would have harmed him?

Sachiko  : Sorry....

Keeping her down. I start walking off.

Sachiko  : Thank you Aunty!

Me  : 😒 am not that old. Call me big sis if you want to. (Stepping in the river water.)

Sachiko  : Okay Big sis! Hope we meet again! Bye bye!

Me  : bye..

A thick mist covered the village as I disappear.

                To be continued...